Wrist lock



Ceta 7 1924. 1,511,121

A. H. GRIFFIN f WRIST Lo'cx Filed April 2. 1923 @wf/Z' @71m Patented Oct. 7, 1924.

PATENT DFFICE.

AGNES H. GRIFFIN, 01T NEW YORK, N. Y.

WRIST LOCK.

Application led April 2, 1923.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, AGNES H. GRIFFIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in `Wrist Locks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wrist locks for use in connection with purse. or bag handles,

and more particularly to a wrist lock for ladies mesh bags having a chain or cord handle.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a wrist lock device adapted to be passed over a looped end of a handle of a ladies bag and having means carried by the device for engagement with the side leads of the handle below the bight thereof for locking the handle upon the wrist of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a wrist lock device adapted to be associated with the chain handle of a purse or bag whereby the weight of the bag will cause the device to automatically adjust itself upon the handle to form a loop for locking the bag upon the wrist of an individual.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wrist lock device which can be easily applied to or removed from a bag handle without disconnecting the handle from the bag.

A still funther object of the invention is the provision of a wrist lock device which is highly ornamental and attractive and capable of being made of various materials to match the material of the bag.

A still further object is to provide a wrist lock device which when applied to the handle of a bag will not interfere with the movement of the hand of the wrist to which it is applied, when it is desired to open the bag with this particular hand.

Another object is to provide a wrist lock device which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture and highly eiiicient for the purpose intended.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention relates to certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described in the speciiication and pointed out in the claims and illus- Serial N0. 629,499.

trated in the accompanying drawing, in which z* Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ladies mesh bag showing -my wrist lock in use.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the wrist lock device.

Figure 3 .is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a plan view of a slightly modified form of device and Figure 5 is a similar view of a further modification.

I am aware that prior devices of this nature have been on the market but all of these devices' aref used upon strap handles and must be adjusted manually to form the P wrist loop at the top of the bag handle. It is therefore my intention to provide a device of this nature for use upon ladies mesh bags wherein the device is automatically adjustable.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in all views. Referring more particularly to the` drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates a ladies mesh bag, having the usual chain handle 11 connected thereto. l find that my invention is best used in connection with a chain handle but the same could be used upon a flexible silk cord handle if desired.

With particular reference to my preferred form, it will be seen that the reference numeral 12 designates my improved wrist lock device in its entirety, the same being made of any suitable material and comprising twoidentical sections 13 and 14. These sections are each made from a single piece of material to form a relatively long straight portion 15, the end of each piece being bent upon itself to form a resilient finger 16. These fingers 16 have their eX- tremities rounded as at 17 for contact with the straight portions 15 of the sections 13 and 14, thereby forming normally closed loops or eyes 18, adapted to receive the leads of the handle of the bag. Each section 13 and 14 is riveted together at the extremity of the flat straight portion 15 with the looped portion of the other section as at 19. In practice, when it is desired to apply the device to the handle, the leads of the same are passed under the portions 17 and into the loops 18, the fingers 16 contacting with the portion 15 to close the loops and with the spread of the handle leads, the` device will automatically ride up the chain and into contact with a wrist of the wearer.

It will thus be seen that the lock device is automatically adjustable to various sized wrists and that it is only necessary to slide the device downward to enlarge the loop 2O for removing the bag from the wrist. Furthermore it will be seen that the bag may be opened and access had to the interior without removing the same from the wrist.

If desired the exterior surfaces of the portions 15r may be provided with a monogram or set with any desired jewel.

In Figure 4, I have shown a slightly modified form of wrist lock device 21,comprising an endless body member 22, and riveted as at 23 to one side of the body member is a flat spring 24 having a pair of humps 25 for co-action the other side oit' said body member .thereby deining a pair of eyes 26 similar to those. in the preferred form. The extremities of the spring 24 are rounded as at 27 so as not to interfere with the sliding movement of the device when applied to the handle..

In Figure 5, there is shown a further modification which is quite similar to the form shown in Figure 4 with the exception that the ends of the spring 24 are curved upward as at 28 to lie in close contact with the ends of the body member 21.

While there has been shown and described what is considered to be the best embodiment of my invention, it is understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details herein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications as come within the claims may be resorted to when desired.

`What is claimed as new is l. A device of the class described, the combination with the flexible handle of. a bag, a wrist lock member, means on said member for detachably connecting the same with the closed portion of the handle whereby said lock member will be caused to automatically ride up the handle for forming an adjustable loop at the top thereof.

2. As a new article of manufacture for use in connectionr with the flexible handle of a bag comprising anvelongated body member, a. pair of fingers co-actmg with said body member for deiining a pair of eyes at opposite ends thereof for detachable connection with the leads of said handle to automatically ride up the leads to form an adjustable loop at the to-p thereof.

3. A wrist loclz; device yfor hand bags comprising a body adapted to permit of the passage therethrough of the entire looped end of the handle oct the bag, and means earried by the member engagable with the side leads of the handle below the bight thereof, said means including a pair of eyes constituting spring pressed fingers.

In testimonywhereof I have affixed my I signature.

AGNES I-I. GRIFFIN. 

